Effectiveness comparison of inpatient vs. outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is the cornerstone of nonpharmacological treatments in chronic respiratory disease (CRD) management. PR can be performed in different settings, the most frequent of which are inpatient (inPR) and outpatient (outPR) management. In the literature, these two distinct modalities are generally considered to be the same intervention. Yet, they differ in terms of the length of stay, social support, and the time the patient is not in their normal environment, and the presumed absence of differences in terms of efficacy has never been established.

Purpose

To identify studies that directly compared the effects of inPR and outPR on patients with all types of CRDs through a systematic review and to synthesize the evidence regarding the effectiven

SUBMITTER: Molinier V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9373520 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature